Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies

A beloved teacher and colleague, Professor Bernard H. K. Luk (1946–2016) was an internationally recognized authority on the history of Hong Kong. Endowed by Professor Luk’s friend and former student, the Honourable Dr Vivienne Poy, the Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies has been created in honour of his work, and will be an annual event hosted by YCAR.

Professor Luk’s former colleague and friend, Professor Choi Po King, delivered the inaugural Bernard Luk Memorial Lecture on 27 April 2017. Her lecture, Should the Chinese Language be Taught in Putonghua?, explored the nationalist politics and debates around the medium of instruction of the Chinese language in Hong Kong.

Photos can be viewed here. The video of Professor Choi’s lecture is available on YCAR’s YouTube Channel:

2018 – Hong Kong & the Gold Mountain Dream

Elizabeth Sinn (Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Hong Kong University) delivered the second memorial lecture on 10 May 2018. It explored the early history of Hong Kong as a migration hub for Chinese migrants across the Pacific.

The eminent Dr Vivian Taam Wong, a leader in the establishment of the field of integrative medicine in Hong Kong, will present the third Bernard H.K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies on 26 April 2019 at York University.